Soccer betting preview: AFC Bournemouth welcomes Southampton in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sun 19.July
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vitality Stadium (11700 seats)

Season ticket holders at Vitality Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with AFC Bournemouth languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Southampton will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

It's no vacation for neither Bournemouth nor Southampton as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Bournemouth are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Southampton is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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AFC Bournemouth form and stats

The story so far in the Premier League for AFC Bournemouth at their home stadium (Vitality Stadium) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats.

The fans are hoping that Bournemouth will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Premier League game against Manchester City (placed 2nd). Ahead of that match, Bournemouth won a home game hosting Leicester City (4-1).

This is expected to be a close game, with AFC Bournemouth perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bournemouth as a small favourite), we find six games. AFC Bournemouth has won zero of these, drawn two and lost four.

The AFC Bournemouth fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 18 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 28 goals have been conceded.

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Southampton form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 8 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats. With three draws in a row for Southampton the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment. Two points from the last two away games for Southampton, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Southampton's last game was the home draw against Brighton & Hove Albion (1-1). Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Manchester United.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Southampton playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were five Southampton wins, two draws and four defeats.

Southampton has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 28 goals from 18 games. As opposed to that, Southampton have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Southampton - Bournemouth 1-3 played earlier this season. AFC Bournemouth-Southampton H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Bournemouth two wins, Southampton four wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

SouthamptonD. Ings
D. Ings
20 goals
AFC BournemouthC. Wilson
C. Wilson
8 goals
AFC BournemouthH. Wilson
H. Wilson
7 goals

AFC Bournemouth missing players

Southampton missing players

AFC Bournemouth Southampton
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
8 5 1 Won W 5 8 13
7 6 3 Drew D 0 4 7
21 7 2 Lost L 1 6 16
37 22 6 Scored S 14 28 46
62 28 8 Conceded C 5 25 59
92% 89% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
72% 78% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 86%
61% 61% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 67% 58%
33% 39% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 28%
11% 11% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
56% 61% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 61% 61%
14% 17% 17% Clean Sheets C S 50% 28% 22%
39% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 17%
 
4.9 5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 5.9 5.4
6.8 6.6 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.7 5.8
2.1 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.8 1.5
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
347 179 57 Total Shots T S 86 244 465
107 55 15 Shots on Target S O 34 95 163
35% 40% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 29% 28%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • AFC Bournemouth has the most conceded goals in the first half (33)
  • Southampton have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Southampton haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 36 30 3 3 77 29 18 17 1 0 47 13 18 13 2 3 30 16 48 93
2 Manchester City 36 24 3 9 93 35 18 14 2 2 52 13 18 10 1 7 41 22 58 75
3 Chelsea 36 19 6 11 64 49 18 10 3 5 28 16 18 9 3 6 36 33 15 63
4 Leicester City 36 18 8 10 67 36 18 11 4 3 35 15 18 7 4 7 32 21 31 62
5 Manchester United 36 17 11 8 63 35 18 10 6 2 39 16 18 7 5 6 24 19 28 62
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 14 14 8 49 38 18 7 7 4 25 19 18 7 7 4 24 19 11 56
7 Tottenham Hotspur 36 15 10 11 57 46 18 11 3 4 33 17 18 4 7 7 24 29 11 55
8 Sheffield United 36 14 12 10 38 35 18 10 3 5 24 14 18 4 9 5 14 21 3 54
9 Arsenal 36 13 14 9 53 45 18 9 6 3 33 22 18 4 8 6 20 23 8 53
10 Burnley 36 14 9 13 40 48 18 8 4 6 23 21 18 6 5 7 17 27 -8 51
11 Everton 36 12 10 14 42 53 18 8 7 3 23 18 18 4 3 11 19 35 -11 46
12 Southampton 36 13 7 16 46 59 18 5 3 10 18 34 18 8 4 6 28 25 -13 46
13 Newcastle United 36 11 10 15 37 55 18 6 8 4 19 18 18 5 2 11 18 37 -18 43
14 Crystal Palace 36 11 9 16 30 47 18 6 4 8 14 19 18 5 5 8 16 28 -17 42
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 36 8 13 15 37 53 18 5 6 7 20 27 18 3 7 8 17 26 -16 37
16 West Ham United 35 9 7 19 44 59 17 5 3 9 26 31 18 4 4 10 18 28 -15 34
17 Watford 35 8 10 17 33 54 18 6 6 6 22 23 17 2 4 11 11 31 -21 34
18 AFC Bournemouth 36 8 7 21 37 62 18 5 6 7 22 28 18 3 1 14 15 34 -25 31
19 Aston Villa 36 8 7 21 39 66 18 6 3 9 21 30 18 2 4 12 18 36 -27 31
20 Norwich City 36 5 6 25 26 68 18 4 3 11 19 35 18 1 3 14 7 33 -42 21

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